Glove-fastener



coming accidentally withdrawn. ing the smooth surfaces in the split ring or UNITED STATES PATENT O F CE.

GEORGE W. MANDRILL, OF GLovERsvILLE, NEW YORK.

' GLOVE-FASTENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 374,609, dated December 13, 1887.

7 Application filed March 1, 1887. Serial No. 229,330. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. MANDRILL, a citizen of theUnited States, residing at Gloversville, in the county of Fulton and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Glove-Fasteners, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in glove-fasteners; and it consists of the peculiar construction and arrangement of the parts of the same, as will be hereinafter fully set forth, and specifically pointed out in the claims.

Heretofore it has been proposed to provide a ring orsocket with an internal spring, which is adapted to take or fit beneath a head on a post which is atfixed to the opposite edge of a glove to that edge on which the socket or ring is secured, whereby the post is detachably held in or connected to the ring or socket. These devices are somewhat difficult to detach, and sometimes considerable force or pull is exerted on one edge of the slit in the glove in order to retract the spring and withdraw the headed post from the ring or socket, which excessive pull is liable to tear and damage the glove; and the springs in the rings are liable to become loose and displaced, which is very annoying. These springs also add to and materially increase the cost of the fastener, and it is sometimes difficult to affix or secure it in place.

The primary object of my invention is to provide an improved glove fastener which shall entirely dispense with springs, and which shall combine simplicity and durability of construction and cheapness of manufacture.

In my improved fastener I provide a split expansible socket ring or annulus, the interior periphery of which is made smooth for the ready and free passage of the head on the post, said ring being expanded or distendedby the pressure or force exerted thereon by the head of the post, and automatically contracting when the head has passed therethrough to clasp the post loosely and prevent the head from be- By providannulus, which are free from springs and other obstructions, the headed post can be readily forced or pressed home-and easily withdrawn from the ring with a minimum pressure or pull, and thereby obviate the danger of tearing and injuring the glove, while at the same time the post is securely held against accidental disengagement.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of a glove having a fastener applied thereto constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view through the socketring and post. tive view of the parts of my improved fastener.

Referring to the drawings, in which like letters of reference denote corresponding parts in all the figures, A designates the socket ring or annulus, which is made or formed of a single piece of metal, preferably sheet metal. This ring is split or cut from its outer to its inner diameter, as at a, so as to gix e or impart a yielding or spring action thereto, and it is made substantially concavo convex in crosssection throughout its entire circumference, thereby imparting a neat and attractive appearance and giving a smooth finished inner surface, over which the headed post Ois adapted to ride when being inserted in and withdrawn from the socket-ring. This socket-ring is provided with a tubular boss, B, which projects centrally from the rear side thereof, and this boss is provided with a longitudinal slot, 1), which aligns or coincides with the slit in the ring or annulus that divides the latter, thereby imparting or insuring a yielding action to both the boss and socket-ring. This boss may be formed of a single piece of sheet metal with the socket-ring; but I prefer to make it of a separate piece and in the form of a split hollow cylinder, as shown in Fig. 3, this hollow cylinder constituting a blank for the formation of the tubular boss. The upper end of the split hollow cylinder is forced or pressed forward by a suitable implement within the inner diameter of the socket-ring and caused to fit the same very closely and snugly.

To secure the socket-ring to the glove on one side of the usual slit therein, the tubular boss is first passed through the glove at a suitable point and then clinched or headed down on the same, thereby clamping the material to the head or fiange formed by clinching one Fig. 3 is a detached perspecend of the boss and the socket-ring. 1t will be seen that the relative positionsof the socketring and its boss and the flange formed by clinching the boss are retained, so that the yielding or spring action of'the ring is preserved, and the eflieiency of the fastener is not in the least impaired.

The post 0 is provided at its free end with an enlarged rounded head, 0, and with the rounded sides, the diameter of the post heneath the head closely approximating the interior diameter of the socket-ring, so that it will be snugly fitted therein and yet be capable of a slight motion, which is very desirable to prevent undue wear and friction. The post is secured in any suitable manner to the glove, preferably by clinching one end upon the glove and against a washer, which 'is fitted around the post and bears against one side of the glove, while the clinched portion of the post bears against the reverse side of the glove.

The socket-ring and post are secured to the meeting edges of the glove, in the manner described, and in order to detachably connect the meeting edges together it is only necessary to press the head of the post through the socket-ring, which yields or expands un til the head is passed, and then automatically contracts upon the post, owing to the elastic quality inherent in the metal.

The operation of my invention will be readily understood from the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawings.

It will be seen that I provide an improved glove-fastener which can be rapidly and.

cheaply made and applied, and that it is simple and durable in construction and easily op crated.

I do not wish to limitinyself to the applica' tion of my fastener for gloves, as the same may be applied to pocketbooks, overshoes,

and the like.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The herein-described fastener for gloves and the like, comprising the expansible split 2. The split ring made of sheet metal bent to form curved inner and outer faces for the ring, in combination with the hollow cylindrical boss having its upper end passed through the opening in the ring and expanded therein, substantially as described.

3. The expansible split socket'ring A, made of a single piece of metal and secured to one flap of a glove orsimilar article by means of a boss, B, in combination with the stud or post 0, secured to the other flap of the glove or similar article, and having the enlarged head adapted to be passed through the central opening in the ring,substantially as described.

4. A fastener for-gloves and analogous articles, comprising an expansible split ring, the split tubular boss adapted to be clinched on the fabric, the split-in the boss aligning with the split in the ring, for the purpose set forth, substantially as described.

5. A fastener for gloves and the like, comprising an expansible split ring provided with the inner curved faces, the split tubular boss fixed to the ring, and the headed post adapted to pass through the boss and ring, substantially as described.

6. A fastener for gloves and the like, comprising an expansible split ring folded or doubled upon itself and having the smooth curved inner faces, the split tubular boss fixed to the ring within the latter, and a headed post adapted to pass through the boss and ring, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aflixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE W. MANDRILL.

\Vitnesses:

EUGENE HANNERS, ABRAHAM YOUNG. 

